Title Page for “Atlas Novus (New Atlas)”
Romeyn de Hooghe
c.1700, published 1730
Medium
etching and engraving on laid paper
Dimensions
sheet: 52 × 31.3 cm (20 1/2 × 12 5/16 in.) plate: 49.2 × 28 cm (19 3/8 × 11 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of David H. McDonnell
Accession Number
2021.112.2
About the Artist
Romeyn de Hooghe · 1645–1708
Romeyn de Hooghe (1645-1708) was a Dutch Baroque engraver, draughtsman, and political satirist who became the most prolific and versatile graphic artist of the Dutch Republic in the late seventeenth century. Born in Amsterdam, he rose to become one of early modern Europe's most important printmakers and a pioneering master of political satire. De Hooghe's significance extends far beyond his techn...